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Layoffs, redundancy and exits
Performance improvement plans, redundancy pay and rights, voluntary redundancy, garden leave, settlement and severance agreements, the signs before a layoff and what to post after one.
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- I've been put on a performance improvement plan. What does it mean and what should I do?How to read a PIP, the first-week moves, when to fight it and how to negotiate a way out instead.
- How is statutory redundancy pay worked out?The age bands, the 2026 weekly cap, three worked examples and what is taxed.
- Should I take voluntary redundancy?Work out the real money, test the market for a week and weigh staying against a second round.
- What is garden leave, and can I job hunt while I'm on it?What garden leave covers, whether you can interview during it and how it interacts with restrictions.
- How do I negotiate a severance package?What a typical US package is, the levers beyond weeks of pay, the over-40 deadlines and a script.
- What are the signs a layoff is coming?The company and personal warning signs that matter, the public notices to check and a seven-day plan.
- What should I post on LinkedIn after a layoff?What to include, three copy-ready templates and the open to work settings that suit you.
- What is a settlement agreement, and should I sign one?What a settlement agreement contains, the legal advice rule, tax, timing and what to negotiate.
- What are my rights if I'm made redundant?Fair selection, consultation, alternative roles, trial periods, time off, notice and pay, step by step.
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